Senior Principal Agile Product Owner

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Huntsville, AL
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 16 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense

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Sr Principal Agile Product Owner (26-432) serves as the Product Owner for the C2BMC Analysis scrum team within the Regional Applications Analysis department. This role is critical to the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications program, which provides essential missile defense capabilities by integrating sensor and weapon systems. The individual will lead a multi-site analysis team, ensuring clear communication of priorities while participating in all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, and Backlog Grooming. Responsibilities include authoring user stories, managing the product backlog, providing Earned Value Management reporting, and supporting proposal development with Bills of Estimate. The role requires expertise in Agile methodologies, software development, systems engineering, and tools like Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams to deliver high-value analysis capabilities that support warfighter-focused mission goals within the missile defense domain.

Skills

Agile Scrum SAFe Jira Confluence Microsoft Teams Earned Value Management (EVM) User Stories Systems Engineering Data Analysis Root Cause Analysis

What you'll do

Lead a multi-site analysis team by communicating priorities, requirements, and outcomes to all stakeholders.
Participate in all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Grooming.
Author, refine, and prioritize features and user stories to ensure technical feasibility and readiness for sprint planning.
Balance stakeholder priorities against team capacity and constraints to maximize value delivered during each program increment.
Provide progress status updates to Regional Applications leadership and Program Leadership Support teams.
Manage Earned Value Management System (EVMS) baselines, performance management, and reporting for analysis efforts.
Develop Bills of Estimate (BOEs) and engineering estimates to support proposal development for analysis tasks.
Perform hands-on analysis tasks including reviewing scenario assessments and developing technical briefs as needed.

What we're looking for

Must possess a current, active in-scope Government-issued Secret security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
A Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or 12 years of relevant work experience are acceptable.
Must have proven leadership experience on a technical team in fields such as software development, systems engineering, integration, or test.
Experience in Agile software development methodologies and participation in all Scrum ceremonies is required.
Demonstrated ability to develop, prioritize, and status features and user stories on an Agile team.
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and business management concepts in a software environment (preferred).
SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (PM/PO) certification is strongly desired (preferred).

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